Falcaria (moth)

Falcaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Genus: Falcaria
Haworth, 1809
Synonyms
  • Prionia Hübner, [1819]
  • Edapteryx Packard, 1864

Falcaria is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae.[1]

Description

Palpi slender and not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae bipectinated in both sexes to near apex, the branches longer in male than in female. Hind tibia not dilated. Fore wings produced at apex. The outer margin usually excurved at middle. vein 3 from close to angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 from before angle of cell.[2]

Species

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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